Riding harron-cart.



No'. 796,135. PATBNTBD AUG. 1, 1905.

LM'. LBUscH.

RIDING HARROW UART.

u PLmATIoN FILED 23.10, `1995.

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. UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEIoE.

FREDERICK M. LEUSOH, OF TOLEDO, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO THOMAS O.

' AXTELL, OF TOLEDO, IOWA. f

RIDING HARRow-CART.

T0 @ZZ whom, t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, FREDEnicx M. LEUsoH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Tama and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Riding Harrow-Cart, of which the following is a specilication. Y

This invention relates to sulkies or carts forming riding attachments for harrows; and it has among its objects to simplify and improve the construction and operation of the same.

Another object of the invention is to present a riding or sulky attachment which may be used with great advantage in connection with drag-harrows of ordinary construction.

Another object is to provide for the convenientturning of the device at the corners of the eld and in such a manner that the sulky shall follow directly in rear of the harrow.

With these and .other ends in View, which will readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the improved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in'which- Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a drag* harrow of ordinary construction to which the improved riding attachment has been applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is-a'perspective detail view of a portion of the riding attachment. Fig. 4is a top plan view illustrating a modification. I

Corresponding parts in the several ligures are` indicated throughout by similar charac-- ters of reference.

In the construction of this device is employed an axle 1,which, as shown in the drawings, may bea round iron bar, or it may, if preferred, consist of a tube of suitable dimensions. Suitably supported upon said axle are uprights 2 2, provided with bases 3 3, the under sides of which are provided with axle-engaging concavities or recesses 4 4, and the outer ends of which are provided with flanges 5, forming dust-caps for the hubs of the wheels 6.' The' uprights are secured upon the axle by means such as .bolts 7, and said uprights are provided at their upper ends with inwardly-ex- Y Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 10, 1905. Serial No. 254,844.

Patented Aug. 1, 1905. i

tending brackets 8, connected by means of al cross-piece, such as an angle-bar 9, which is supported upon the brackets'8 and connected .with the latter by means of bolts 10.

Pivotally connectedwith the axle 1 by means of pins or bolts 11, which are in axial alinement with the bolts 10, are frame-bars 12 13, which extend forwardly from the axle, crossing each other, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, one of said frame-bars 12 being provided with a raised olset or arched portion 14 for the accommodation of the frame-bar 13. In order to` strengthen the construction, the frame bars 12 13 are connected with the brackets 8 of the uprights 2 by means of in. clined braces 15, the upper ends of which'pivotally engage the bolts 10. The lower ends of the braces 15 are connected with the frame members 12 and, 13 by means of bolts or pivotal connecting members 16,whicl1 also serve forthe attachment of a cross-brace 17, whichy latter is provided near one end with a slot 18,

slidingly engaging the connecting bolt or pin. v f

The cross-brace 17 also serves as a foot-rest for the driver, whose seat19 is supported ,upon a bow-spring 2O at the upper end of an upright`2l, 'which is connected by means of a bolt 22 with the vertical web of the angle-V bar 9, and by means of aclip 23 with the axle'l.

The front ends of the frame members 12 13 are yconnected pivotally witha draft-bar24,

a harrow 25 of ordinary construction being be understood, however, that a harrow of any other suitable constructionV may be used in connection with the improved riding attachment.

l From the foregoing description, taken in `connection with the drawings hereto annexed, 'the operation and advantages of this invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains. It will be readily seen that draft applied to the draftbar 24 will be transmitted directly to the harrow and also to the axle of the sulky. The draft is transmitted to the sulky through the medium of the crossing frame-bars 12 13, so that when a turn is made the outside wheel will be caused to make a long turn, while the inside wheel will -make a short turn, thus causing the sulky to follow directly in rear of the center of the harrow. The draft will be light, and the harrow may be easily manipulated and regulated.

The sulky-frame may be easily disconnected from the barrow, and the parts of the device may be readily assembled or disconnected, as may be desired.

The construction of this improved device is extremely simple and efficient. The material preferably employed in the construction is iron and steel, angle-irons being preferred wherever available.

While l have in the foregoing' described a simple and preferred construction of the device, it is desired to be understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the foregoing specification, but that changes, alterations, and modifications may be made within the scope of the invention and without departing` from the spirit or sacrificing the eiiciency of the same.

Under the modification illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings one of the frame-bars (here designated 13') is provided with a lateral offset or curved portion 14', which extends from its point of attachment to the axle in the direction of the opposite end of the axle, said offset being' of sufficient dimensions to cause lthe frame-bars 12/ and 13 to intersect or cross each other at a point very close to the axle. The upwardly-odset portion (here designated 14h), of the frame-bar 12 is located close to the axle and directly above the laterally-offset portion 14 of the frame-bar 13. By this construction the intersecting portion of the crossbars will be disposed to one side of the longitudinal center of the machine, and the harroW-lever 32 may be placed to one side of the crossing or intersecting frame-bars, where it is more readily accessible to the driver and less liable to be interfered with by the framebars in the act of turning corners. Under this construction the cross-bar 17 is dispensed with and a foot-rest 15b is clamped upon the upwardly-offset portion 14b of the framebar 12.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. An axle, uprights supported upon said axle and having inturned brackets at their outer ends, a cross-bar supported upon said brackets, connecting members securing the cross-bar upon the brackets, frame-bars connected pivotally with the axle by means in axial alinement with the aforesaid connecting members, and braces connected with the frame-bars and extended to and pivotally connected with said connecting members.

2. An axle, frame-pieces pivotally connected therewith, uprights supported upon the axle and having inwardly-extending brackets, a cross-bar supported upon said brackets, braces extending from the pivoted framepieces to the under sides of said brackets, and pins or bolts connecting said braces and crossbar with said brackets; said pins or bolts being in axial alinement with the pivots of the frame-pieces.

3. An axle, frame-pieces connected pivot ally therewith and crossing each other, one of said frame-pieces being provided with an oli"- set or arched portion, a draft-bar connected pivotally with the front ends of said framepieces, and a cross-bar connected pivotally with one frame-piece and slidably with the other frame-piece, said cross-piece constituting a foot-rest.

4. An axle, uprights upon said axle, a crossbar connecting said uprights, a seat-supporting' member connected with said cross-piece and with the axle, frame members connected pivotally with the axle and crossing each other, braces connected with said frame members and also connected pivotally with the nprigh ts upon the axle, a draft-bar pivotal] y connected with the front ends of the frame-pieces, and a cross-bar connected with one frame member and constituting a foot-rest.

5. An axle having an arch, a seat-supl'iorting member connected with said axle and arch, frame members connected pivotally with the axle, a cross-bar connected pivotally with one frame member and slidably with the other frame member, a draft-bar connected pivotally with the front ends of the frame members, and a harrow connected flexibly with the draft-bar.

6. A riding attachment for harrows including a wheel-supported axle, uprights upon said axle, a cross-bar connected with said nprights, a seat-supportingmember connected with said cross-bar and with the axle, frame members having inclined braces said .frame members and braces being pivotally connected with the axle and with the uprights by means in axial alinement with each other, and said framebars being disposed across one another; a draft-bar connected pivotally with the front ends of the frame members, one of said frame members having' an arched portion for the accommodation of the other frame member; and a harrow fiexibly connected with the draftbar.

7. An axle, frame-pieces connected pivotally therewith and crossing each other, one of said frame-pieces being provided with a laterally odset or curved portion and the other framepiece having an upwardly offset or arched portion at the point of intersection.

8. An axle, frame-pieces connected pivotally therewithand crossing each other, one of said frame-pieces being provided with a latthe front ends of the frame members, and a' barrow connected flexibly with the draft-bar.

10. A riding attachment for harrows in` cludinga wheel-supported arched axle,cros sed members connected pivotally with the axle,y

and a draft-bar connected pivotally with the front ends of said crossed members; one of the latter being provided near the axle with a curved or oiset portion extending in the direction of the opposite end of the axle and the other member being provided with an up wardly arched portion accommodating the laterally-offset portion of the rst member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afxed my signature in the presence of two witnesses. v

FRED. IVI. LEUSCH.

Witnesses:

T. O. Ax'rELL,v RUTH RINES. 

